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Published on: January 18, 2018
Noninvasive Collateral Flow Velocity Imaging in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Intraindividual Comparison of 4D-CT
Iris Muehlen1, Stephan P Kloska2, Philipp Gölitz1
1Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Purpose:
The collateral status can be defined not only by its morphological extent but also by the velocity of collateral filling characterized by the relative filling time delay (rFTD). The aim of our study was to compare different methods of noninvasive visualization of rFTD derived from 4D-CT angiography (4D-CTA) with digital substraction angiography (DSA) and to investigate the correlation between functional and morphological collateral status on timing-invariant CTA.
Materials And Methods:
50 consecutive patients with acute occlusion in the M1 segment who underwent DSA for subsequent mechanical recanalization after multimodal CT were retrospectively analyzed. 4D-CTA data were used to assess the relative filling time delay between the A1 segment of the affected hemisphere and the sylvian branches distal to the occluded M1 segment using source images (4D-CTA-SI) and color-coded flow velocity visualization with prototype software (fv-CTA) in comparison to DSA. The morphological extent of collaterals was assessed on the basis of the Collateral Score (CS) on temporal maximum intensity projections (tMIP) derived from CT perfusion data.
Results:
There was very good correlation of rFTD between fv-CTA and DSA (n = 50, r = 0.9, p < 0.05). Differences of absolute rFTD values were not significant. 4D-CTA-SI and DSA also showed good correlation (n = 50, r = 0.6, p < 0.05), but mean values of rFTD were significantly different (p < 0.05). rFTD derived from fvCTA and CS derived from timing-invariant CTA showed a negative association (R = - 0.5; P = 0.000). In patients with a favorable radiological outcome defined by a TICI score of 2b or 3, there was a significant negative correlation of CS and mRS at 3 months (R = - 0.4, P = 0.006).
Conclusion:
Collateral status plays an important role in the outcome in stroke patients. rFTD derived from 4D-CTA is a suitable parameter for noninvasive imaging of collateral velocity, which correlates with the morphological extent of collaterals. Further studies are needed to define valid thresholds for rFTD and to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value.
Key Points:
· Collateral supply in anterior circulation stroke can be defined by the velocity of collateral filling. · Relative filling time delay (rFTD) can serve for quantitative measurement of collateral flow and correlates with the morphological extent of collaterals. · 4D-CTA is a suitable noninvasive imaging technique.
Citation Format:
· Muehlen I, Kloska SP, Gölitz P et al. Noninvasive Collateral Flow Velocity Imaging in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Intraindividual Comparison of 4D-CT Angiography with Digital Subtraction Angiography. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2019; 191: 827 - 835.
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